About Delia's sponge cakes
Asked on 11 Mar 2021 by maincook42
Can you please let me know what Delia Smith calls 'spreadable butter'. Is it soft unsalted butter or can I use Stork spreadable in a tub? Also if oven temperature suggests 170C - what temp should a fan oven be at? I looked this up on your site but it seems to suggest 20 degrees less than 170 which seems fairly low for a sponge but does this work?
Thanks for your help. The recipe I am looking at is the Iced Lemon Curd Layer Cake which has just recently come up on the site as Cake for the Day.
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Hello,
For spreadable butter we use the type in a tub that has a spot of oil in it so it is soft from the fridge. Yes you can use stork.
We have a video about choosing fats here…
Choosing Fats for Cakes
The electric oven temperatures are for conventional heat and yes, we do recommend reducing the temperature by 20 degrees when using a fan setting. That reduction is fairly standard and I’ve tried it in my oven and it works. However, you know your oven and if you know a sponge cake works in your oven on a fan setting at a higher temperature, I’d do that.
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Lindsey